SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Wdnidr. April as. us:
Medford Rural Fire District
Patrons Hear Details of Plan
Petitions were passed out last
! night to solicitors for the pro
I posed Medford Rural Fire dlst
' rict at a meeting held at the
Jackson school which was at
j tended by 45 Interested persons.
The petitions are to be return
; ed to the Medford city fire hall
. by 8 p.m. next Tuesday with at
! least the required 200 signatures
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Phone 7231 or Eye. 2-7791
HOME OWNERS
SPECIALTIES
74 NORTH MAIN ASHLAND
or 25 per cent of the registered
property owners in the proposed
area, whichever Is less.
At last night's meeting, the
group heard M. J. Gllson, deputy
state fire marshal from Salem,
explain the problems and proce
dures involved in the formation
of a rural fire district. He was
Introduced to the group by Mrs.
W. M. Neal, a member of the
local rural fire committee.
Would Not Regret
Gilson told those In attend
ance that "the people would not
regret forming such a district.
There never has been a rural fire
district formed in Oregon that
has been dissolved. It is entirely
up to the Interested citizens to
go ahead with the circulation of
the petitions."
In answer to a question re
garding the minimum amount of
equipment needed, Gllson said
that the district must find out
How Do You
Like the Smudge?
Is your new while house wearing a coat of tattle-tale gray?
Does your white cat or tan dog come in with a load
of soot? Are your clothes, curtains, car upholstry, children
and other possessions fast assuming an appearance of
having dwelt In a coal cellar- Well that's smudgel Imagine
what the Inside of your lungs looks like I
Smudge is not apt to kill you nor completely ruin your be
longings, but it Is possible for It to do Irreparable damage.
Why put up with it? Los Angeles County residents finally
had enough and passed an ordinance to end this abuse
there. Aren't we smart enough to do the same? Orchardlsts
will complain of the cost of Installing smokeless type heat
ers. Well, what of the cost of ruined clothes, cleaning bills
and other damage don by the smoke. Not to mention the
opinions of the visiting tourists who drive down the Siskiyou
trail, with it's sparkling, clear atmosphere. Into our smoke
filled purgatory.
The citizens of a community have the right to abate any
public nuisance if It Is deemed derimental to health or prop
erty. While the below coupon will not replace the petition,
It will tell the committee whether enough of the people of
Jackson county are sufficiently disgusted with the smoke
situation here to want If stopped. If so, petitions will be pre
pared for presentation to county officials.
If you would like to see the smudge-smoke stopped, sign
the coupon below and mall to P. O. Box 929, Medford.
Most Sincerely,
Jackson County Committee for Smoke Abatement.
RESOLVED: That inasmuch as the use of Smoke-type
orchard heaters has become a Public Nuisance In Jack
son County, and the resultant air polutlon places an un
reasonable burden on the public, I hereby request that
the County Officers prepare and pass an Ordinance
prohibiting the use of any Orchard Heating Device that
emits smoke In measureable quantity.
Signed .
Address
Registered Property Owner or Voter
from the insurance rating bu
reau the maximum reduction In
rates. However, he did recom
mend for a district of the propose
ed size of Medford'a that not
less than one 500-gallon pumper
be obtained and not less than
two, and possibly three, men be
available for its operation.
Recommends Contract
Gilson was also questioned on
whether It would be best for the
district, if passed by the voters,
to furnish its own protection or
to contract with a city. He re
plied, "I think the district would
be missing a bet to not. Buy irom
the city they cannot build and
maintain an efficient department
as well as a city. I don't know of
any organization where a dist
rict is set up outside of a town
for location except the larger
cities, such as Portland. When
you step outside of a city, you
have to have available man
power. I don't believe you can
get a concentration or. man
power 24 hours a day."
Medford's Fire Chief Gordon
Barker was questioned as to the
possibility of a contract with the
city for protection. He told the
group that he "had been author
ized by the council to say if the
city had something concrete to
go on, such as a set mill levy.
the city would take the proper
steps and cooperate in every
manner."
Not Enough Equipment
"At the present time, we do
not have enough equipment to
serve the district. We are par
tially equipped with one tanker
and will- have a small pumper
available this summer. We
would undoubtedly have to have
more equipment. We will hold
up action, however, until we re
ceive something concrete that
the district will pay for and the
city dwellers will not be penal
ized for."
At earlier meetings. Barker
noted that a consideration had
been made of hiring four addi
tional men, obtaining a 750-gal-
Ion tank truck, radio-equipped,
and a 1,800-gallon tank truck.
He said they already had a tank
truck that could be used. He cit
ed the cost of a completely-
equipped new pumper at be
tween $23,000 and $25,000 and
the annual total salaries of four
men at $14,400 ($300 a month),
Tolls Millage
In response to a question con
cerning the average millage lev-
led throughout the state, Gilson
said that "most districts are
operating on a 4-mill levy, or un
der ,and most are volunteer
groups. A few are on bond Issues
with 8 to 6 mills assessed." He
also noted that the volunt-ra in
the state are doing a "good Job
and that there were 4,000-5,000
volunteers as opposed to only
1,200-1,400 paid firemen.
Gilson pointed out to the au
dience that there were 130-odd
rural fire districts In the state.
"These provide an Insurance re
duction of from 5 to 10 cents a
hundred dollars on suburban
property." Such a reduction Is
based on the quality and certain
other requirements of service by
the companies, Gilson added.
Solicitors Named
Citizens desiring to sign the
petitions being circulated may
contact the following solicitors,
according to Mrs. Neal: Olive
Curry, 2224 Jacksonville high
way, phone 3-1947; Mrs. Ray
Price, 2702 Buckshot road,
phone 2-7546; Mrs. H. V. Mar
tin, 1386 Hilton road, phone
2-9011; Carl W. Norris, 103 Loz
ier lane, phone 2-4677; Allen
Harris, 340 Charlotte Ann road
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NewAustinShowing
Scheduled Thursday
The new British-built Austin
for 1952 makes its debut In Med
ford Thursday at the showrooms
of Miles Motors, 1201 North Riv
erside avenue, according to an
announcement today by Claude
Miles.
The Austin Somerset four
door deluxe sedan has new styl
ing, with widely heralded steer
ing ease, and the traditional
economy of this line is retained
as a feature of 1952 models.
Among the other features which
distinguish the '52 line are
Quick-Vu control panel, syn
chromesh column steering, hydro-power
four - wheel braking,
fender guide lights and Austin's
usual extra heavy steel body.
All extras come with current
Austin cars, including comfort
control heater, all-weather air
conditioning, children's safety
door locks and posture-adjustable
front seats.
As a feature of Miles Motors'
showing of the New Austin, the
company will give to some
youngster in the Rogue River
Valley the Austin J-40 racing
car, which has attracted wide
spread attention here. The little
racing car, acclaimed as one of
America's most sought - after
toys, sells for $129. Mothers
of children nine years of age
or under will be - eligible for
this car, which will be given
away Saturday, April 26, at 3
p.m.
Cotton, Textile Price
Ceilings May Go Off
Washington (U.P.) Price ceil
ings may be lifted on cotton and
all types of textiles and clothing
within a couple of weeks.
Price officials indicated Wed
nuesday that they think prices
of most textiles and clothing
have stabilized at levels far
enough below legal levels to war
rant suspension of ceilings.
But they are still a bit wary of
cotton. It is selling only 4 to 5
cents a pound below ceilings and
shows every indication of being
a dangerous commodity" price
wise in the next few months, one
official said.
If ceilings are suspended, the
phone 3-2877; Melvin J. Lattie,
route 3, box 200, phone 3-2833.
E. R. James, P. O. Box 1175,
phone 2-6055; Mrs. Tom E. Pop
ham , Lone Pine road, phone
2-5830; C. P. Marshall, 360 Char
lotte Anne road, no phone; J. R.
Chenault, 1735 Orchard Home
court, phone 2-2183; and Alvin
Boswell, 539 Palm, phone
2-8642.
A general meeting with the
other districts will be called aft
er the petitions are returned,
according to Mrs. Neal.
Baptist Association
Sets 2-Day Meeting
The Shasta Cascade Conserva
tive Baptist association will meet
at the Medford First Baptist
church for two days starting to
morrow, it was announced today.
Registration will begin Thurs
day at 9:45 a.m., and the morn
ing speaker will be the Rev.
Charles Losie, director of Chris
tian education.
The annual luncheon will be
served at noon, and the annual
sermon Thursday afternoon will
be by the Rev. Douglas Field,
Selma. Later, the Women's Mis
sionary fellowship will meet.
The Rev. Kenneth Palmer, mis
sionary to French West Africa
will be guest speaker.
Thursday evening speakers will
be Dr. Alfred Danielson, west
ern representative of the CBFMS
from San Francisco, and the Rev.
Mr. Palmer.
Sunday morning speakers will
be the Rev. Kenneth Tobias and
Dr. Earl Kalland from the West
ern Baptist Theological semi
nary, Portland. The closing ses
sion before noon on Friday will
hear an address by the Rev. Mr.
Palmer.
All meetings will be at the
Medford church at Fifth street
and Central avenue.
President Approves
0 & C Salvage Funds
Portland (U.R) A supple
mental request of $2,700,000 by
the bureau of land management
for a timber salvage program
has been approved by President
Truman and sent to the Senate,
the bureau's regional office here
said Wednesday.
The fund would be used in
Oregon, Washington and Cali
fornia to start salvage of timber
on bureau lands, which include
O & C and public domain tim
bers. Specifically, the funds
would be used on lands swept
by 1951 forest fires or areas of
timber blown down during the
winter.
Bureau officials estimated that
1,000,000,000 board feet of tim
ber was salvageable In Oregon.
Word of the President's action
was sent here by Regional Ad
ministrator Roscoe Bell who is
in Washington, D. C.
A Detroit city ordinance pro
hibits persons from sitting in
the middle of the street to read
a newspaper.
action probably would have lit
tle effect on prices consumers
pay, officials said. Office of Price
Stabilization, standards call for
suspension only if OPS is con
vinced selling prices will not rise
substantially as a result. If and
when prices do rise near ceil
ings, controls go back on.
Obituary
RICHARD JACOBSON
Services for Richard Jacobson,
82, who died Monday, will be
held at the Camp White chapel
Thursday at 2 p.m., with Chap
lain Henry Anderson officiating.
Committal will be in the Camp
White cemetery. Conger-Morris
funeral home is In charge of ar
rangements. Mr. Jacobson was born Jan. 9,
1890, in Tranahyeh, Minn. He
was a veteran of World War I
serving from Sept. 21, 1917, to
Aug. 5, 1919, as a private, Head
quarters company, 16th Field
Artillery.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Otto Geske, Portland.
MRS. MARGARET DYER
The remains of Mrs. Margaret
Hutcherson Dyer, 69, who died
Saturday, were forwarded last
night to Salt Lake City for serv
ices and interment. Conger-Morris
funeral home was in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Dyer was born July 10,
1882, in Kentucky. She had
lived in the Applegate valley for
the past four years, coming here
from Southgate, Calif.
She is survived by her hus
band, Frank H. Dyer; and a
brother, Walter C. Hutcherson,
Hickman, Ky.
FRED W SMITH
Fred W. Smith, 80, 510 South
Oregon street, Jacksonville, died
Tuesday morning at his home,
Conger-Morris funeral home is
in charge of arrangements.
Daily Weather Report
FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Thickening
and lowering cloudiness tonight with
occasional light showeri Thursday.
Low tonight 40 High Thursday 68-70.
Western Oregon: Increasing cloudi
ness tonight. Occasional rain on Coast
Thursday afternoon spreading to in
terior by evenins. Lows tonight 35-45.
Highs Thursday about 55 on coast and
02-72 in interior.
LOCAL DATA
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest 72; lowest 43.
Total monthly precipitation, .22 Inch,
Deficiency for the month. .79 inch.
Total precipitation since September
1, 1951, 18.40 inches.
Excess for the season. 4 22 Inches.
Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester
day 37-: 4:30 a.m. today 03.
Observations Taken at 4:30 A.M.,
Meridian Time
Boise .. 72
Boston 73 60 T
Chicago .. 71 43 .20
Denver .......... 44 31 .05
Eureka ............................. 53
Havre 73
Klamath Palls ... 69
Los Angeles ......... 66
Sled ford 72
New York 79
47
60
43
31
43
38
36
55
39
64
46
57
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46
Omaha 56
Phoenix . ... 78
Portland 48
Reno 74
Eugene 64
Salt Lake 63
San Francisco 63
Seattle 56 35
Spokane 64 43
Washington, u.u do J
Yakima 71 35
Tomorrow
Sunrise 5:16 a.m. Sunset 7:02 p.m.
Fire claimed 200 lives and
caused property damages total
ing $9,113,366 in Kentucky last
year.
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